Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Perry Christie
Population
8,219,743
316,182
Life Expectancy
79.910 years
71.440 years
Capital City
Vienna
Nassau
Largest city
Wien (population: 1,569,320)
Nassau (population: 227,940)
Human Development Index
0.951
NA
GDP per capita
$42,400 US
$31,400 US
Literacy Rate
98%
95.6%
Corruption Perception Index
8.1
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.6%
NA
Wealthiest Citizens
Karl Wlaschek ($4.2bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
4.200%
14.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
federal republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)
10 July 1973 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
Languages
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census)
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Exports
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs
mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables
External Debt
$883,500,000,000 $
$342,600,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - 1 (2008 est.), 1 (2007), 1 (2006), 1 (2005), 1 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
0.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
0
Location
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Area
83,871 km sq
13,880 km sq
Coastline
0 km
3,542 km
Climate
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
